[U.S. SOCCER AWARDS] Jozy Altidore and Abby Wambach were named the 2013 Male and
Female Athlete of the Years in voting conducted by U.S. Soccer. The awards were Altidore's first and Wambach's record sixth selection. Other winners were Wil
Trapp (Young Male Athlete of the Year), Lindsey Horan (Young Female Athlete of the Year) and Rene Renteria
(Disabled Athlete of the Year).

Online votes counted for 50 percent of the total votes, while the other 50 percent was represented by votes compiled from members of the national media and
U.S. Soccer representatives.

Altidore also becomes just the second player to win both the Young Male Athlete of the Year (won in 2006) and Male Athlete of the Year honors, joining Landon Donovan who won Young Male Athlete of the Year in 2001 and earned the Male Athlete of the Year award on four occasions (2003, 2004, 2009 and 2010). Altidore
set a U.S. men's record by scoring a goal in five consecutive matches from June 2-Aug. 14. His eight goals in 2013 were a career best and tied for a team high. Three of Altidore's goals were
game-winners during the Hexagonal.

Wambach collected her third award in the past four years and passed Mia Hamm, who was honored for five consecutive years (1994-1998).
Wambach, the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, led the USA in scoring this year with 11 goals and tied for the team lead in assists with six.

Trapp, a rookie with the Columbus
Crew, started all five matches during the U-20 national team's runner-up performance at the 2013 Concacaf U-20 Championship and earned tournament Best XI honors.

Horan, the first
American female to forgo college soccer and sign a professional contact in Europe, is in her second season at Paris St. Germain. She made her full U.S. national team debut this year at the Algarve Cup
in March when she was 18 and is age-eligible for the 2014 Under-20 Women's World Cup.

Renteria, the leading goal scorer on the U.S. Paralympic Soccer National Team in 2013 was named
Disabled Athlete of the Year in the second year for the award.